Wisconsin 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 4 R cosponsors

AB 834 — Relating to: public notice of noncandidacy for incumbent local elected officials. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

55 added · 54 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Assembly Bill 834 changes the public notice requirement for when an incumbent does not file for reelection. Previously, the bill allowed for notices to be posted in three different locations if there was no internet site available. Now, it specifies that the relevant information must be posted on the internet, and if time allows, it should also be published in a local newspaper. This change is significant because it increases transparency about local elections and helps ensure that the public is better informed about incumbents who choose not to run for reelection.

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- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRBs0240/1 MPG:cjs&skw ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 834 February 5, 2020 - Offered by Representative RAMTHUN .
- 2020 LEGISLATURE LRB-5368/1 MPG:klm ASSEMBLY BILL 834 January 30, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives R AMTHUN , ITTRICH, EDMING , GUNDRUM , NODL and STEFFEN, cosponsored by Senators STROEBEL, L.TAYLOR and BERNIER .
Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, there is no public notice requirement when an incumbent local elected official whose office is up for election either files a notification of noncandidacy or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within a specified time frame.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, there is no public notice requirement when an incumbent local elected official whose office is up for election either files a notification of noncandidacy or fails to file a notification of candidacy within a specified time frame.
Under this bill, if such an incumbent files a notification of noncandidacy or fails to file a declaration of candidacy, that fact must be posted on the Internet or in three different locations within the relevant jurisdiction if there is no Internet site.
Under this bill, if such an incumbent files a notification of noncandidacy or fails to file a notification of candidacy, that fact and relevant information about the office must be posted on the Internet and, if time permits, published one time in a local newspaper.
The bill's public notice requirement applies to the officer or body with whom current law requires a declaration of candidacy to be filed for a particular office.
The bill's public notice requirement applies to the clerk or other officer or body with whom current law requires a notice of candidacy to be filed for a particular office.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
LRBs0240/1 - 2020 Legislature - 2 - MPG:cjs&skw SECTION 1 8.05 (1) (j) 2m.
- 2020 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5368/1 MPG:klm ASSEMBLY BILL 834 SECTION 1 8.05 (1) (j) 2m.
2., an incumbent files written notification that the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to his or her office or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, the officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall promptly provide public notice of that fact on the officer's or body's Internet site or, if the officer or body does not maintain an Internet site, by posting notices in at least 3 different locations within the jurisdiction that the officer or body serves.
2., an incumbent files written notification that the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to his or her office or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, the clerk or other officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall promptly publish that fact and relevant information about the office on the Internet and, if time permits, in a class 1 notice under ch.
985.
(a), the officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall promptly provide public notice of that fact on the officer's or body's Internet site or, if the officer or body does not maintain an Internet site, by posting notices in at least 3 different locations within the jurisdiction that the officer or body serves.
(a), the clerk or other officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall promptly publish that fact and relevant information about the office on the Internet and, if time permits, in a class 1 notice under ch.
985.
(1), the officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall promptly provide public notice of that fact on the officer's or body's Internet site or, if the officer or body does not maintain an Internet site, by posting notices in at least 3 different locations within the jurisdiction that the officer or body serves.
(1), the clerk or other officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall promptly publish that fact and relevant information about the office on the Internet and, if time permits, in a class 1 notice under ch.
985.
LRBs0240/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - MPG:cjs&skw SECTION 4 8.20 (8) (ae) If, under par.
8.20 (8) (ae) If, under par.
(a), the officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to be filed shall promptly provide public notice of that fact on the officer's or body's Internet site or, if the officer or body does not maintain an Internet site, by posting notices in at least 3 different locations within the jurisdiction that the officer or body serves.
(a), the clerk or other officer or body with whom the declaration of candidacy is required to LRB-5368/1 - 2020 Legislature - 3 - MPG:klm SECTION 4 ASSEMBLY BILL 834 be filed shall promptly publish that fact and relevant information about the office on the Internet and, if time permits, in a class 1 notice under ch.
S ECTION 5.
985.
SECTION 5.
3., an incumbent files written notification that the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to his or her office or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, the school district clerk shall promptly provide public notice of that fact on the school district's Internet site or, if the school district does not maintain an Internet site, by posting notices in at least 3 different locations within the school district.
3., an incumbent files written notification that the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to his or her office or fails to file a declaration of candidacy within the time prescribed by this paragraph, the school district clerk shall promptly publish that fact and relevant information about the office on the Internet and, if time permits, in a class 1 notice under ch.
S ECTION 6.Initial applicability.
985.
(1) This act first applies to the April 6, 2021, election.
SECTION 6.0Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to the April 5, 2021, election.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  10. Read a second time

  11. Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up

  12. Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  14. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Public hearing held

  17. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Ramthun

  18. Representative Spiros added as a coauthor

  19. Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  20. Introduced by Representatives Ramthun, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Knodl and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, L. Taylor and Bernier

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 834?
AB 834 is sponsored by Ramthun, Edming, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), and Dittrich, Barbara (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 834?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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